Who is sceptical about emerging public health threats? Results from 39 national surveys in the United Kingdom

Public Health

Volumn 129, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1553-1562

  Rubin, G J ^a   Finn, Y ^a   Potts, H W W ^b   Michie, S ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Influenza; Pandemic; Psychology; Scepticism

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; DISEASE INCIDENCE; HEALTH BELIEF; INFLUENZA; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; PUBLIC OPINION; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRUST; UNITED KINGDOM; INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H1N1); INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PANDEMIC; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

SUIDAE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANDEMICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84952638742     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2015.09.004     Document Type: Article

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